We Rise from the Ashes: Re-opening of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza
Feb 28, 2026
Last week, MECA staff in Gaza joined our partner in celebrating the re-opening of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza City, the library's team described it as "rising from...
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Message from Naomi Shihab Nye “The right to learn and imagine”
Nov 30, 2021
Children reading new books that MECA staff shipped to Gaza from the West Bank Dear Friend of MECA, As you may know, I am a Palestinian-American writer and teacher. I...
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Edward Said Library, Silwan Branch: A Home for All in the Midst of Home Demolitions
Sep 17, 2021
Children in the reading club All of the children from Batn el-Hawa neighborhood [in Silwan East Jerusalem] are under the risk of forced displacement by home demolitions… or homes being...
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Edward Said Public Libraries in Gaza!
Dec 09, 2019
Students visit the Edward Said Public Library on a field trip Two branches of the Edward Said Public Library (ESPL) are now open in Gaza - one in Beit Lahia...
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